A Brooksville police officer was fired Friday, in part because of a perceived threat not to serve as backup for a colleague. ...more

December 26, 2007

Murder defendant Christopher Wright took the witness stand Wednesday, asking a jury to believe his account of John Benjamin's slaying over those of prosecution witnesses. ...more

December 14, 2007

The Rev. Al Sharpton angrily denounced federal authorities Thursday for investigating him and his civil rights organization, suggesting the Justice Department was retaliating against him for his civil rights advocacy. ...more

December 14, 2007

The second of two men charged in the slaying of John Benjamin heads to trial this morning in Pasco-Pinellas Circuit Court. ...more

December 11, 2007

A supervisor with the Florida Highway Patrol earned a three-day suspension for secretly recording prosecutors as they discussed pending traffic homicide cases. ...more

December 8, 2007

Four years after she won a city council seat, making her what is believed to be Georgia's first transgender politician, Michelle Bruce is battling a lawsuit launched by an unsuccessful opponent who claims she misled voters by running as a female. ...more

November 23, 2007

SEBRING — A traffic signal will be added to the intersection of Scenic Highway and Sebring Parkway within six months. Sebring City Council approved at Tuesday's meeting spending $75,000 for the $150,000 project. Ramon Gavarrete, county engineer, said the county has been considering a signal at the intersection since the Parkway opened in 2002. Traffic is now at a high enough capacity that a signal is warranted, Gavarrete said. ...more

November 22, 2007

If Daniel Parbel didn't kill John Benjamin, as he contends, he'll need a good answer to one key question: ...more

November 14, 2007

Bernard Kerik, a protege of Rudy Giuliani who once led the nation's largest police department, pleaded not guilty Friday to a wide-ranging indictment charging him with "selling his office" and lying to cover up the scheme. ...more

November 10, 2007

Planning commissioners declined to allow the expansion of a controversial group home on Fort King Road after neighbors raised concerns that residents at the facility weren't being properly monitored. ...more

November 8, 2007